Endless Space 2 Penumbra - hacking & cloaking guide

This guide includes an overview of the newly added hacking and cloaking mechanics. In addition, I explain how to avoid being hacked and what to do when enemy empires keep avoiding your hacking attempts.
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[@mfvreeland]

This video was immensely helpful. Thank you!

[@PangolinAdvisor]

I'm glad it helped, it feels good to be making these tutorials again!

[@meisteroogway7488]

Tutorial unclear! Now in control of Pentagon

[@Voice_of_p]

😂

[@technomad1770]

Thats made hacking A LOT clearer for me, thanks. 🙂👍

[@BravoMatthew]

Very detailed and concise video, subscribed.

[@liuliu2425]

Word of the video - hilarious. (It was used several times)

[@Nebulaoblivion]

17:47 if you want to skip to stealth

[@jamesrizza2640]

your tutorial was very good but background music was very loud and distracting from your instruction

[@James28R]

no it wasnt

[@Thunder-h9h]

Thank you for this.

[@Zarman09a]

Thank you for this. best regards

[@lovebus00]

I was hoping you would get more into the details of the operations. I feel like I never use most of them, and some never seem to do anything anyways.

[@chase36chase]

thank you for the video

[@PangolinAdvisor]

You're welcome ^^

[@NooBrainer]

I'm gonna need this :P

[@cyanure1320]

thank you a lot, i actualy have problem to understand how work the accelerator offensive program, i don't know if it work after your hacking reach where the program is placed or if it work all the way to the destination of the hack if the program is placed on the destination

[@potatopoweredhamster9897]

What happens if you create a Backdoor on Civ A and then hack Civ B. If you fail the hack on Civ B and get traced do they discover you as the source hacker. Or do they think it originated from Civ A in my example?

[@HandsomeGamerGuy]

I think like you said it. Must be. Thats the reason of a backdoor.

[@0Ignition0]

How many anticloak ships do I need in a fleet to see a cloaked fleet? only 1 ship is enough?

[@coreyrachar9694]

pretty sure 1 is fine as long as it's high enough in level relative to their cloaking lelvel.

[@codyarcher3263]

So do you need to own the DLC for these features to be in the game or did i just start my game a day or two to early?

[@PangolinAdvisor]

Afaik you do need to have the dlc to host new games with cloaking, hacking and the umbral choir

[@codyarcher3263]

@@PangolinAdvisor thx

[@OniGanon]

What cloaking level is granted by the faction trait? (for custom factions)

[@topher_69eze]

Please, how do I increase Hacking Speed even more, can I buy it out per rate of speed some way, other than just minor improvements, what if number of turns for hack is infinity symbol?

[@HandsomeGamerGuy]

Well you can research it...

[@Luisin88]

Explain 'Divert' script ty.

[@edarthur85]

Great video! Do you need to hack again and again or is some sort of permanent connection created?

[@PangolinAdvisor]

You have to hack again and again

[@KCOWMOO]

No where on the internet or youtube can I find a simple explanation and example of what each program does, defensive and offensive,, you show the programs listed but I wish I could give an example explanation of what each program does like firewall and overload but this video more strategy, the game detail highlighter doesn't really do a good job explaining what each these programs exactly do.

[@texx8205]

Seems like very artificial and convoluted features. I mean, you have hacking which is countered by hacking defense and you have cloaking which is countered by anticloaking radars. Pretty much every side need to have this now so the sum of both new features and antifeatures is null. It would be a lot better if both features were unique to Umbral Choir only.

[@no0ne86]

Now you understand the concept of term "weapon race".

[@Gordon519]

@@no0ne86 arms race you dingus

[@andreduartemainbardo9176]

Seem like very artificial and convoluted features. I mean, you have projectiles which are countered by armor and you have lasers that are countered by shields. pretty much every side needs to have this now so the sum of both features and antifeatures is null.

[@ryaeon9793]

um.. i dont know but the pirate can detect my fleet at early game. 1 from the curiosity and other when they meet up at a system.

[@NuniaBiznaz]

Pirates get anti-cloaking tech real fast, and will most likely be the first ones to have it, and maybe even the only ones for a long time if you're playing with A.I.(although they could potentially stay that way for some time in multiplayer as well)

[@ryaeon9793]

@@NuniaBiznaz yeah that true. Early game should i got 100 production or 100 influence for minor civ? Spam sanctuary exceed limit or not? Home In the starlane(can build trade lane) or on lockzone cant build trade route. Lets see multiplayer opinion.

[@abovo77]

I don't know, I wish to play a space game. You know, something with exploration, space battles and all the good shit. I don't want to simulate going to my office job, basically. I find this hacking mechanic endlessly tedious. After a few tries, I just deactivted the Penumbra DLC.

[@Praylak]

I see why this DLC did so poorly.

[@Starfix00]

Good tips in this video... but damn... the music... think about people try to understand what you say (and you speak very fast) and this music is too loud for your comment. A good tutorial should be with clear background, normal speed speaking. Thanks for the effort tho.

[@caremir]

good.. .but next time turn off the music

[@qubix8327]

Thanks for making this guide, very helpful!